157th Fighter Squadron: Difference between revisions

157th Fighter Squadron
157th Fighter Squadron
	File:157th Fighter Squadron emblem.png 157th Fighter Squadron Squadron Emblem
Active	1942 – present
Country	United States
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Squadron
Role	Fighter
Part of	South Carolina Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Columbia, South Carolina
Engagements	Desert Storm

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The 157th Fighter Squadron (157 FS) is a unit of the South Carolina Air National Guard 169th Fighter Wing located at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Columbia, South Carolina. The 157th FS is one of the few Air National Guard squadrons to operate the HARM Targeting System (HTS)-equipped F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcon, also known as the F-16CJ.

Activated on 1 October 1942

Inactivated on 18 October 1945.

Re-designated 158th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to South Carolina ANG, on 24 May 1946

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 ===Lineage===
+* Constituted 350th Fighter Squadron on 29 September 1942
+: Activated on 1 October 1942
+: Inactivated on 18 October 1945.
+* Re-designated 158th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to South Carolina ANG, on 24 May 1946
 ===Assignments===
+* 353d Fighter Group, 1 October 1942-18 October 1945
 ===Stations===
+* [[Mitchel Field]], [[New York]], 1 October 1942
+* [[Richmond Army Air Base]], [[Virginia]], c. 7 October 1942
+* [[Norfolk Army Airfield]], [[Virginia]], 23 October 1942
+* [[Millville Army Airfield]], [[New Jersey]], 16 February-27 May 1943
+* [[RAF Goxhill]] (AAF-345), [[England]], 8 June 1943
+* [[RAF Metfield]] (AAF-366), [[England]], 5 August 1943
+* [[RAF Raydon]]  (AAF-157), [[England]], 14 April 1944-11 October 1945
+* [[Camp Kilmer]], [[New Jersey]], 16–18 October 1945
 ===Assignments===
+* [[P-40 Warhawk]], 1942–1943
+* [[P-47 Thunderbolt]], 1943–1944
+* [[P-51 Mustang]], 1944–1945
 ==References==